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2024 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Vermont

3 Colleges in Vermont
207 Criminal Justice Degrees Awarded
$52,110 Avg Early-Career Salary
Criminal Justice & Corrections is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Vermont to determine which ones were the best for criminal justice & corrections students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 207 degrees in criminal justice & corrections during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Criminal Justice & Corrections School

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Vermont The criminal justice program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Criminal Justice & Corrections rankings. We derive our Best Overall Criminal Justice & Corrections School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Criminal Justice
Bachelor's Degrees in Criminal Justice
Master's Degrees in Criminal Justice

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Vermont ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Criminal Justice & Corrections in Vermont

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the criminal justice degree levels they offer.

Top Vermont Schools in Criminal Justice

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Champlain College
Burlington, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$64,921 Median Starting Salary
$28,022 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in criminal justice & corrections has to check out Champlain College. Located in the small city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #494 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Champlain is a great college overall.

There were roughly 11 criminal justice & corrections students who graduated with this degree at Champlain in the most recent year we have data available. Those criminal justice & corrections students who get their degree from Champlain College make $12,811 more than the average criminal justice graduate.

More information about a degree in criminal justice & corrections from Champlain College

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Norwich University
Northfield, VT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
149 Criminal Justice Degrees Awarded
$39,043 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Norwich University if you want to pursue a degree in criminal justice & corrections. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Norwich is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were about 149 criminal justice & corrections students who graduated with this degree at Norwich in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the criminal justice program report average early career income of $39,043.

More information about a degree in criminal justice & corrections from Norwich University

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Castleton University
Castleton, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$39,556 Median Starting Salary

Castleton University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in criminal justice & corrections. Castleton is a small public university located in the distant town of Castleton. This university ranks 8th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were about 9 criminal justice & corrections students who graduated with this degree at Castleton in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the criminal justice program state that they receive average early career income of $39,556.

More information about a degree in criminal justice & corrections from Castleton University

Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 2,435
Connecticut 241 1,258
New Hampshire 210 1,478
Maine 202 247
Rhode Island 200 475

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One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting area of study, Criminal Justice & Corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Criminal Justice Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice 149
Criminal Justice Studies 54
Criminal Justice & Police Science 4

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Majors Similar to Criminal Justice

Related Major Annual Graduates
Security Science and Technology 156
Homeland Security 3

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